Texas Governor George W. Bush 100th Execution

Texas may have stayed one execution yesterday, but it is set to carry out another one this evening at 6pm local time–that of Jose Trevino, a 37 year old man from Fort Worth convicted of killing a woman in a robbery-murder. This will be Texas Governor George W. Bush’s 100th execution since he took office in January of 1995. We are joined by Jose Trevino’s lawyer of 16 years, Art Brender.

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In a Democracy Now! special, we look at the acclaimed Broadway musical "Fun Home," which swept the Tony Awards last month. Composer Jeanine Tesori and lyricist Lisa Kron made history as the first female duo to win a Tony Award for Best Original Score. "Fun Home" is also the first-ever Broadway musical to feature a lesbian protagonist. The musical is based on the 2006 best-selling graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic." The memoir is a poignant exploration of family, memory, first love,...

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